Aloor Shanavas Explained

Aloor Sha Navas
Office:	Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Birth Date:	1982 4, df=y
Birth Place:	Aloor, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence:	Chennai
Occupation:	• Politician• Social Worker
Nationality:	Indian
Office1:	Deputy General Secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Party:	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Spouse:	Parveen
Children:	1 son

J. Mohamed Shanavas (born 22 April 1982), known as Aloor Sha Navas, is an Indian politician, writer, and social worker from Tamil Nadu.^{[1] [2]} He is currently the Deputy Secretary General of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. Since 2021, he is an elected member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Nagapattinam constituency.^{[3] [4]}

Early life and education

Shanavas was born into a middle-class family in Aloor near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District. His parents are Jainul Abideen and Raabiyath Beevi. He is married to Parveen. They have a son together.^[5]

Politics

In 2016, Shanavas stood for his first Tamil Nadu state legislative assembly elections from the Kunnam constituency. He was the joint candidate of the People's Welfare Front Alliance. He garnered just 19,853 votes and lost the elections to R. T. Ramachandran (politician) by a huge margin.

In 2021, he stood for elections from the Nagapattinam Assembly constituency as the candidate for Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). He defeated his nearest AIADMK rival with an individual 'pot' symbol as a part of the DMK-led alliance.^{[6] [7]}

Currently, he also serves as the Deputy General Secretary of VCK party, a Dravidian political party for all caste equality. He is a strong follower of Thanthai Periyar, Muhammad Ismail and B.R.Ambedkar.^[8]

Activism

Shanavas has written six books and directed three documentaries to highlight the issues in the country.^[9]

Shanavas received death threats from a BJP worker who said in social media that a news of Shanavas will come soon as a prize for victory of the BJP in 4 seats in the state. The BJP worker was later arrested by the police.^{[10] [11]}

Awards and honours

• Young Media Activist award from Kuwait Tamil Islamic Committee.
• Ilam Pirai Award from Kuwait.
• Young Writer Award-Athayi Arabic College, Chennai.

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External links

• About Aloor Shanavas
• Official facebook
• Official twitter

Notes and References

1. News: Youth face of Tamilnadu politics. The Hindu. 29 October 2015. Naig. Udhav.
2. Web site: Latest News & Dispatches on Politics, Social Issues, Economy. Frontline.
3. Web site: VCK's civil code meet aimed at political rejig ?. The New Indian Express. 8 November 2016 .
4. Web site: Aloor shanavaz at age 30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031120/http://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2016/04/30212507/Firsttimers-give-professional-touch-to-polls.vpf?fb_comment_id=1069053033167254_1069776563094901#f99c4edbfffb2c. dead. 20 December 2016. . May 2016.
5. Web site: குன்னம் தொகுதி விடுதலைச் சிறுத்தைகள் வேட்பாளர். Dinamani. 19 April 2016 .
6. Web site: Kunnam Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results. India.com.
7. Web site: நாகப்பட்டினம் தொகுதியில் விசிகவின் ஆளூர் ஷாநவாஸ் வெற்றி. 2021-05-03. Puthiyathalaimurai. 2 May 2021 . ta.
8. Web site: 11 June 2014 . International tour of Aloor shanavas .
9. Web site: 2014-06-11. Indian Muslims feel insecure under Modi. 2021-05-10. Arab News. en.
10. Web site: விசிக எம்.எல்.ஏ ஆளூர் ஷாநவாஸ்க்கு கொலை மிரட்டல்; பாஜக நிர்வாகி அதிரடி கைது. 2021-05-10. Indian Express Tamil. ta-IN.
11. Web site: 'ஆள் மாறிப்போச்சு' : தமிழன் பிரசன்னாவுக்கு பதில் ஷாநவாஸுக்கு கொலை மிரட்டல் விடுத்த சங்கி - அதிரடி கைது. 2021-05-10. www.kalaignarseithigal.com. 5 May 2021 .
12. Web site: Awards and recogonisations by Aloor shanavas. 3 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131500/http://www.aloorshanavas.com/about/profile-2/. 3 December 2016. dead.